Intake manifold is in!

[Ghost Magnum]

My intake is in! It's a used edelbrock performer intake. I found it on the internet. I managed to get it cheap enough for me to risk it. I am not disappointed. I'm going to clean it off and paint it Ford engine blue. I'm going to paint the valve covers and go ahead and see if I can save the oil pan. My Cleveland will look stock at first look.

 

[ladder13]

Hard to beat that one, imo.

 

[sophie]

My Cleveland will look stock at first look.

A sleeper in the making.

 

[Ghost Magnum]

Hard to beat that one, imo.

I get it for less than half price of new ones. It's amazing how clean it is in the inside. I'm just going to clean it off and pain it.

 

[Ghost Magnum]

A sleeper in the making.

I'm going to try to make it a ram air build. There is other ways to get power than brute force it.

 

[Racer X]

My Edelbrock B4B is an original from the early 70s, back when you kept your parts secret. It originally sat on the Reynolds Buick White Stage 2 car, and the markings were chiseled off, so the competition didn't know your secrets. I had my old room mate sand blast it at work right before they changed the blasting grit, so it was nice and worn down. It was more like glass beading at that point. So the intake has a smooth satin finish, and no markings, except some faint shallow divots where the logo and B4B were. Super sleeper. Well, except for the rumble.......

If you have the room, a 1" spacer might be worth 8-10 horses on the upper end. Mine has one, and I compensated with a quality drop base air cleaner assembly. Still clears the stock GS hood with a 4" tall filter. You can buy one that is also a heat shield insulator so you carb stays cooler.

 

[Ghost Magnum]

My Edelbrock B4B is an original from the early 70s, back when you kept your parts secret. It originally sat on the Reynolds Buick White Stage 2 car, and the markings were chiseled off, so the competition didn't know your secrets. I had my old room mate sand blast it at work right before they changed the blasting grit, so it was nice and worn down. It was more like glass beading at that point. So the intake has a smooth satin finish, and no markings, except some faint shallow divots where the logo and B4B were. Super sleeper. Well, except for the rumble.......

If you have the room, a 1" spacer might be worth 8-10 horses on the upper end. Mine has one, and I compensated with a quality drop base air cleaner assembly. Still clears the stock GS hood with a 4" tall filter. You can buy one that is also a heat shield insulator so you carb stays cooler.

It's just a performer intake. But it's more than enough for me.
In some ways me building my car like this is closer to hot rod roots. I'm building my Torino using a very weird combination of second hand parts. I'm even building my carburetor with some salvaged parts. My Torino is going to be a very weird car. In fact. The only thing that is a 68 Torino GT is the body.

 

[Racer X]

It's just a performer intake. But it's more than enough for me.
In some ways me building my car like this is closer to hot rod roots. I'm building my Torino using a very weird combination of second hand parts. I'm even building my carburetor with some salvaged parts. My Torino is going to be a very weird car. In fact. The only thing that is a 68 Torino GT is the body.

My '69 Buick GS350 is like that. Lots of '68 Pontiac Grand Prix parts, inc a 4 pinion HD limited slip 3.55, and even a Ford fan clutch and fan. Same waterpump shaft dia and flange bolt pattern.

The fan kludge allowed me to get a 19" 7 bladed fan in place of an 18" 5 bladed one I was using, and it is quieter too. Better blade design. The factory solid 4 blade is on the wall in the garage. Sounded like a Cessna revving up.

I cheated on the valve covers by doubling up on glued-together gaskets to get that extra 5/16" clearance for the 1.6 rockers from the early motors.

 

[robvious]

I completely understand the Mad Max build... requires knowledge more than money... and doesn't really compromise horsepower fun in any significant way... and sleepers are cool... I went a slightly different direction.. lol
besides stock valve covers won't work...

 

[Ghost Magnum]

My '69 Buick GS350 is like that. Lots of '68 Pontiac Grand Prix parts, inc a 4 pinion HD limited slip 3.55, and even a Ford fan clutch and fan. Same waterpump shaft dia and flange bolt pattern.

The fan kludge allowed me to get a 19" 7 bladed fan in place of an 18" 5 bladed one I was using, and it is quieter too. Better blade design. The factory solid 4 blade is on the wall in the garage. Sounded like a Cessna revving up.

I cheated on the valve covers by doubling up on glued-together gaskets to get that extra 5/16" clearance for the 1.6 rockers from the early motors.

I'm going to run the best electric fan I can possibly find for my car. I want to get rid of the drag. But yeah, good chunk of my parts are coming from other cars. I'm about to hunt down a Ford explore 8.8 with disk brakes. My Torino is really going to be a strange little car.

I completely understand the Mad Max build... requires knowledge more than money... and doesn't really compromise horsepower fun in any significant way... and sleepers are cool... I went a slightly different direction.. lol
besides stock valve covers won't work...

I'm hoping to get away with my stock valve covers. That will help save money.

I'm going to get some carburetor dip today. And some stuff to clean up my valve covers and intake. Probably paint them this weekend.